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Naveen Patnaik sweeps Orissa for 4th time, wins absolute majority

In a landslide victory, the Biju Janata Dal on Friday stormed back to power for a record fourth consecutive term in Odisha by securing as two-third majority in the 147-member assembly.......

Time for Uttarakhand to learn from Orissa

Orissa learnt its lessons from previous cyclones, particularly the 1999 super cyclone, whereas Uttarakhand has failed to do so from any of the previous natural calamities that hit the state, says......

Orissa's tourist haven awaits its stormy fate with bated breath

On a bright autumn day, the famous Gopalpur beach in Odisha is a tourist paradise as one’s lips feel the salt in the cool breeze wafting in from the Bay of Bengal and its gentle waves......

Orissa NGO bags global award for providing water, loos

An innovative scheme by an Indian NGO to provide rural communities with toilets and running water in every house has been given the first 'Global+5 award' in Geneva, USA. "It's more than water and......

Top Maoist leader arrested in West Bengal

Top Maoist leader Ranjan Munda, who carried out subversive activities in West Bengal, Jharkhand and Orissa, and another squad leader were arrested by the joint forces from West Midnapore district......

Orissa CM expresses shock over rupee depreciation

Voicing concern over the falling rupee, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said On Tuesday it would cause further price rise and add to the woes of the common man. "It is shocking that the rupee......

Vedanta hopes to reopen Lanjigarh refinery by June-end

Vedanta Aluminium Ltd said on Friday it is hopeful of reopening its 1-mtpa refinery plant at Lanjigarh, Orissa by this month-end. "We are expecting to reopen the refinery plant by end of this......

TCS plans to engage 4,000 IT professionals in Orissa

Tata Consultancy Services on Friday assured the Odisha government about its plan to engage about 4,000 information technology professionals in the state with completion of its first expansion in......

SC sets aside court order on licence to Posco

The Supreme Court on Friday set aside Orissa High Court order which had quashed state government's petition to allot iron ore licence to South Korean steel major Posco in Khandadhar hills in......

India not top priority for investments: L N Mittal

Having experienced delays for his steel projects in Orissa and Jharkhand, steel magnate Lakshmi N Mittal said that India is not on his top priority for investments."I don't want give any timeline......

Looking forward to Orissa, ASK and Vallatha Pahayan?

Three Malayalam films -- M Padmakumar's Orissa, Rajesh K Abraham's ASK or Aaru Sundarimaarude Kadha and 'Marimayam' team's Vallatha Pahayan -- will hit the screens this weekend. We take a look:......

Sports Shorts: Manipur win National women's football for 17th time

Manipur beat defending champions Orissa 3-1 in the final to win the 20th women’s National Football Championship, at the Golaghat stadium in Assam, on Monday. Goals at the start of each......

Jaffer to lead Mumbai in place of injured Nayar

Veteran batsman Wasim Jaffer will lead Mumbai in their four-day Ranji Trophy Group A match against Orissa, at the Wankhede stadium, from December 14, as Abhishek Nayar is injured. "Nayar suffered a......

Mohanty, Prasad named in BCCI technical committee

Former India medium pacer Debashish Mohanty of Orissa and ex-stumper M S K Prasad of Andhra have found a place in the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s nine-member technical committee,......

Vijay Hazare Trophy: Assam thrash Orissa

Medium pacer Pritam Das claimed a career best 5-30 to guide Assam to their second consecutive win, thrashing Odisha by eight wickets in the East Zone leg of the Vijay Hazare Trophy One-day......

Seven-star Vinay takes Karnataka close to victory

Karnataka closed in on an outright victory against Orissa after Vinay Kumar ripped through the opposition batting line-up with a seven-wicket haul on the third and penultimate day of their Group B......

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QNA

Q. Is Modi doing the right thing by attacking Mamata(WB) .Jayalalitha (TN) and Biju Pattanaik of orissa ? They are going to have about seventy MP seats together easily though ??
Apocalypso: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/is-modi-doing-the-right-thing-by-attacking-mamatawb-.jayalal/27396935/answers/

Q. So,the election is virtually over.Now rest up to 16th . R u planning a travel?
Damodar Biswal: A. Politicians never say that they said this and that. Modi will say something else after election results are declared. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/sothe-election-is-virtually-over.now-rest-up-to-16th-.-r-u-p/27382063/answers/27396951

Q. BJP says Dynasty Politics abt CongressOk then How about Samajwadi Party in UPLalu's RJDPatnaik in OrissaAbdullahs in KAsmirGowdas in KarnatkaDMK' StalinThackery's in MahaChautalas in HaryanaPlease answer na ??
Apocalypso: A. May I come down to Orissa more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/bjp-says-dynasty-politics-abt-congressok-then-how-about-sama/27335346/answers/27382075

Q. What sort of effect NaMo Advt Blitzkerg made in :Assam Andhra J&K Karnataka Kerala Orissa Punjab W.Bengal Telengana Tamil Nadu and North East which accounts to Two hundred thirty seats easily where BJP's presence is not much andAdd the no of seats BSP and SP likely to get !!Where and how the BJP shall be getting the Magic fig of two seven three then ??
Apocalypso: A. You are very much right, but seeds of dynasty politics was planted by selfish arrogant and foolishly stuborn mr j l nehru, bjp or who ever it shd...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-sort-of-effect-namo-advt-blitzkerg-made-in-assam-andhra/27309611/answers/27335356

Web results for Orissa

Harnessing people power

They say it takes tiny drops of water to eventually fill an ocean. At a time when the world is questioning the construction of mega dams in the... ...

http://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/harnessing-people-power-114071101283_1.html

Former SCB professor meets SCW chairperson

Bhubaneswar : Accused of harassing women students during his tenure as head of the pathology department of SCB Medical College and Hospital in... ...

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PUCL To Launch ' Society For Fast Justice' MSC

Team Mangalorean Mangalore: Addressing the media persons during the press meet held at Mangalore Press Club, P B D'Sa, the National Vice President... ...

http://www.mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=495224

Petitioner challenges SC collegium system

By ANI | ANI New Delhi, July 11 (ANI): A petitioner, Rajiv Dhaiya, on Friday, challenged the Supreme Court Collegium System, demanding a return... ...

https://in.news.yahoo.com/petitioner-challenges-sc-collegium-system-124802167.html

9 sq km of India's most biodiverse mangroves lost in 2 years in Odisha

Image for representational purposes only. Odisha, which has India's richest mangroves in terms of biodiversity and comes second in the world,... ...

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-9-sq-km-of-india-s-most-biodiverse-mangroves-lost-in-2-years-in-odisha-2001399

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